Q: Is 208,502 a Prime Number?

A: No, 208,502 is not a prime number.

Why is 208,502 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 208502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 53 106 281 371 562 742 1,967 3,934 14,893 29,786 104,251 and 208,502, with no remainder.

Since 208,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 208,502, it is not a prime number.

Number	208,500	208,501	208,503	208,504
Prime?	no	yes	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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